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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 24 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  3. 3.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  39. 39.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. is famous for its rings
  2. is farthest from the Sun
  3. a moon
  4. its orbit
  5. spins tipped on its side
  6. a star
  7. 5
  8. Earth
  9. Saturn
  10. Venus
  11. Mars
  12. Uranus
  13. 365
  14. 1
  15. True
  16. the Moon
  17. is the largest planet
  18. 1
  19. a star
  20. the Sun
  21. 2
  22. 8
  23. it reflects sunlight
  24. a planet
  25. Phobos
  26. 8
  27. is the smallest planet
  28. is called the red planet
  29. a star
  30. the Sun
  31. is the hottest planet
  32. 4
  33. 3
  34. an astronaut
  35. 24
  36. 1
  37. True
  38. Earth spins on its axis
  39. True
  40. False

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